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180 F. Supp. 2d 1321·
S.D. Fla.·
2001-12-04
The court held that the Eleventh Amendment does not bar claims under the Medicaid Act but does bar claims under the Adoption and Safe Families Act due to its detailed remedial scheme. The court also found that Younger abstention did not apply.
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779 F. Supp. 1045·
S.D. Fla.·
1994-10-03
The court held that abstention under Pullman is inappropriate because the statute is facially challenged as violating the First Amendment, and there is no readily available limiting construction that would avoid this constitutional issue.
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976 F.2d 459·
8th Cir.·
1992-10-09
The court held that the district court did not err in denying the motion to compel discovery, granting summary judgment on civil rights claims, or abstaining from injunctive relief.
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973 F.2d 169·
3d Cir.·
1992-08-07
The court held that federal courts must abstain from exercising jurisdiction over a case that seeks to enjoin a state court's preliminary injunction, as it implicates important state interests in enforcing its judicial orders and is subject to review within the state system.
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971 F.2d 244·
9th Cir.·
1992-07-07
Federal courts are not bound by state procedural rules regarding the form of attack on a void state court judgment, and can grant relief based on federal statutes concerning contracts with Indians.
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967 F.2d 14·
1st Cir.·
1992-06-18
The court held that the appellant was precluded by his state court conviction from relitigating the issue of probable cause in his federal civil rights action.
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961 F.2d 852·
9th Cir.·
1992-04-14
The court affirmed the district court's decisions, finding the claims non-justiciable due to mootness, immunity, Rooker-Feldman, Younger abstention, or failure to state a federal constitutional deprivation.
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958 F.2d 168·
7th Cir.·
1992-02-14
The court held that the appellant, a voter who intervened in the district court, lacked standing to appeal the district court's judgment because she did not demonstrate a concrete injury. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
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895 F.2d 66·
2d Cir.·
1990-01-04
The court held that the district court had jurisdiction and that New York's amended hazardous waste facility siting law did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The court also found that Younger abstention was not warranted as there was no ongoing state proceeding when the fe
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888 F.2d 452·
6th Cir.·
1989-10-30
The court held that the district court correctly abstained from exercising jurisdiction under the Younger doctrine because the plaintiff's federal claims were intertwined with a pending state court proceeding involving important state interests.
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884 F.2d 990·
7th Cir.·
1989-09-06
The appeal is dismissed as moot because subsequent legislative amendments to the challenged Act rendered the case moot, and the district court's judgment is vacated with directions to dismiss the complaint.
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841 F.2d 90·
4th Cir.·
1988-03-07
The court held that the case is moot and should be dismissed.
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782 F.2d 24·
2d Cir.·
1986-01-21
The court held that the district court should have considered Connecticut's certification procedure before abstaining under the Pullman doctrine.
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720 F.2d 15·
8th Cir.·
1983-10-31
The court affirmed the district court's use of the abstention doctrine regarding estate disposition but reversed the calculation of pecuniary damages in the wrongful death claim.
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643 F.2d 521·
8th Cir.·
1981-03-06
The state court should not exercise jurisdiction over an Indian arrested in violation of a tribal extradition ordinance, as such action impedes tribal self-government and is preempted by federal law.
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512 F.2d 1318·
2d Cir.·
1975-03-20
The court affirmed the district court's refusal to enjoin an ongoing state criminal proceeding, applying Younger and Samuels.
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502 F.2d 943·
9th Cir.·
1974-09-05
The court denied the petition to enjoin the warden from enforcing a prison policy prohibiting press interviews with specific inmates.